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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821820203321

Titolo

Income and asset disclosure : case study illustrations

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2013]

ISBN

0-8213-9797-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (pages cm)

Collana

Directions in development. Finance

Disciplina

364.4/04563

Soggetti

Political corruption - Prevention

Financial disclosure

Financial disclosure - Law and legislation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A companion volume to Public Office, Private Interests: Accountability through Income and Asset Disclosure."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

C1; C2; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Background to the Case Studies; Structure of the Case Studies; Box I.1 Key Takeaways from Public Office, Private Interests: Accountability through Income and Asset Disclosure; Boxes; Key Considerations in Designing and Implementing a Financial Disclosure System; Chapter 1 Argentina; Overview; Box 1.1 Snapshot of the Income and Asset Disclosure System in Argentina; Background; The IAD Legal Framework in Argentina; Tables; Table 1.1 Positions Covered by IAD Filing Obligations (Article 5), Argentina

Table 1.2 Contents of the IAD Form, ArgentinaMandate and Structure of the IAD Agency; Resources and Procedures of the IAD System; Figures; Figure 1.1 Delegated Submission System Using Paper and Online Declarations, Argentina; Box 1.2 Online Submission Compliance Management in Argentina; Box 1.3 Procedures Performed by Argentina's Asset Declaration Unit in the MoJ; Summary of Key Findings; Notes; References; Chapter 2 Croatia; Overview; Box 2.1 Snapshot of the Income and Asset Disclosure System in Croatia; Background; The IAD Legal Framework in Croatia

Table 2.1 Positions Covered by IAD Filing Obligations, CroatiaTable 2.2 Contents of the IAD Form, Croatia; Mandate and Structure of the IAD Agency; Resources and Procedures of the IAD System; Box 2.2 IAD Procedures Performed by Croatia's Commission for the Prevention of



Conflict of Interest; Summary of Key Findings; Box 2.3 Management of Online Public Access to IAD Information in Croatia; Annex A: Guidelines Published by Croatia's Commission for the Prevention of Conflict of Interest on "Prohibited Conduct for Public Officials"; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Guatemala; Overview

Box 3.1 Snapshot of the Income and Asset Disclosure System in GuatemalaFigure 3.1 Governance Indicators for the Rule of Law and Control of Corruption, Latin America, 2008; Background; The IAD Legal Framework in Guatemala; Figure 3.2 IAD Forms Submitted, Guatemala, 2003-09; Table 3.1 Contents of the IAD Form, Guatemala; Mandate and Structure of the IAD Agency; Resources and Procedures of the IAD System; Figure 3.3 O rganizational Chart of the CGC, Guatemala; Figure 3.4 IAD Sanctions, Guatemala, 2003-06 and 2008; Figure 3.5 Verification of IAD Forms upon Exit from Office, Guatemala

Figure 3.6 Verification of IAD Forms upon Entry to Office, GuatemalaSummary of Key Findings; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Hong Kong SAR, China; Overview; Box 4.1 Snapshot of the Income and Asset Disclosure System in Hong Kong SAR, China; Background; The IAD Legal Framework in Hong Kong SAR, China; Table 4.1 Positions Covered by IAD Filing Obligations, Hong Kong SAR, China; Table 4.2 Contents of the Income and Asset Declaration, Hong Kong SAR, China; Mandate and Structure of the IAD Agency; Figure 4.1 Organizational Chart of the ICAC, Hong Kong SAR, China

Resources and Procedures of the IAD System

Sommario/riassunto

Income and asset disclosure systems (IAD) are gaining prominence as a tool in the fight against corruption, and have the potential to support efforts in both prevention and enforcement. They are intended to prevent and help detect the use of public office for private gain, and to help build a climate of integrity in public administration by detecting and helping officials avoid potential conflicts of interest. The potential for IAD systems to contribute to broader anticorruption efforts--such as national and international financial investigations and prosecutions, international asset recovery